Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 规

variant of 規／规 (guī)

compass
a rule
regulation
to admonish
to plan
to scheme

law
pattern

school rules and regulations

to regulate
rules and regulations
regulatory
style and structure (esp. of building)

to advise

ruler and compass (in geometric constructions)

scale
scope
extent
CL:個／个 (gè)

factory regulations

established rules
the beaten track

standard
norm
specification

outmoded conventions
old-fashioned ways

plate gauge

regular
according to standards

cuckoo

a gauge block (block for accurate measurement)

to regulate

norm
standard
specification
regulation
rule
within the rules
to fix rules
to regulate
to specify

to remonstrate
to warn earnestly (esp. classical written Chinese)
to exhort

religious precept
taboo
rule

rules; regulations

rule
regulation
rules and regulations

according to a pattern
regular
orderly
structured
neat and tidy

rule; regulation

to warn (against some course)
to admonish

traffic rules (abbr. for 交通規則／交通规则 (jiāotōngguīzé))

to draw up a plan; to map out a program
a plan; a program

regulations

canon
religious rules

regulatory plan

sundial

variant of 規誡／规诫 (guījiè)

to restore (deposed monarch, rule, system of laws, ecological system etc)
restoration

terms (of an agreement)

compliance

compass (drafting)

code of conduct; conventions; common practice
routine (medical procedure etc)

objectionable practices

to admonish

shuanggui, an extralegal system within the CCP for detaining and interrogating cadres who fall from grace

lit. compass and set square
fig. established standard
rule
customs
practices
fig. upright and honest
well-behaved

to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota)
regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations

to break the rules
an illegality
a foul

family rules; family code of conduct

rule (e.g. of science)
law of behavior
regular pattern
rhythm
discipline

construction plan

regulations

angle gauge
clinograph

to violate the rules

rule

to evade
to dodge

to admonish
to instruct

to decide
to determine
established practice
(dialect) firmly resolved (to do sth)

new rule

to advise and encourage

gauge that is held against an object to judge thickness, diameter etc, such as a feeler gauge, calipers etc
(abbr. for 評價量規／评价量规 (píngjiàliángguī)) rubric (i.e. a guide listing specific criteria for grading)

legislation
statute

(of a medical graduate) to undertake standardized training (as a resident doctor in a hospital) (abbr. for 規範化培訓／规范化培训 (guīfànhuàpéixùn))

regularity

regular

normal
standard

regular army
standing army

according to regulation

Circinus (constellation)

quasi-regular

to behave oneself; to abide by the rules

feeler gauge

(anatomy) semicircular canal

to standardize
standardization

irregular; disordered

irregular

large scale
extensive
wide scale
broad scale

regularity

not standard
abnormal
irregular

planning department

unspoken rules (usually ones that codify improper behaviors such as leveraging guanxi to get favorable treatment, or coercing employees for sexual favors)

guīhuàrényuán

planner

guījushéngmò

compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard
norms
criteria

zǒngtǐguīhuà

overall plan
master plan

Xiāoguī Cáosuí

lit. Xiao's 蕭何／萧何 ( Xiāo Hé) governance followed by Cao 曹參／曹参 ( Cáo Cān) (idiom)
fig. to strictly adhere to the policies of the predecessor
to follow precedent

míngwénguīdìng

expressly stipulated (in writing)

fúwùguīzhāng

service regulation

Ruìshìguīmó

Richter scale

yībānguīdìng

ordinary provision (law)

píngjiàliángguī

rubric (i.e. a guide listing specific criteria for grading)

gēnjùguīdìng

according to provisions
as stipulated in the rules

biāozhǔnguīgé

standard
norm

guīfànlǐlùn

Standard Model (of particle physics)

chénguīlòuxí

outmoded conventions; old-fashioned ways

zhòngguīzhòngjǔ

conforming with the norms of society

jiāotōngguīzé

traffic rules
rules of the road

chénguījiùxí

old rules and customs

chǐguīzuòtú

ruler and compass construction (geometry)

guīxíngjǔbù

to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
to act according to convention

cāozuòguīchéng

operating rules
work regulations

guīmójīngjì

economies of scale

mòshǒuchéngguī

hidebound by convention (idiom)

tǒngyīguīhuà

integrated program

xiànxìngguīhuà

linear programming

chángguīwǔqì

conventional weapon

shèjìguīfàn

design norm
planning regulations

guīdìngjiàgé

to fix the price

chéngshìguīhuà

town planning

jìshùguīfàn

technical specification

guīzhāngzhìdù

rules and regulations

zhèngguījiàoyù

regular education

guījuzhǔnshéng

compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard
norms
criteria

xúnguīdǎojǔ

to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
to act according to convention

guīzéxìngxiàoyìng

规则性效应

[規則性效應]

regularity effect

wǎngluòguīhuàrényuán

网络规划人员

[網絡規劃人員]

network planner

tǔdìlìyòngguīhuà

土地利用规划

[土地利用規劃]

land use plan (official P.R.C. government term)

bùguīzésānjiǎoxíng

不规则三角形

[不規則三角形]

scalene triangle (math.)

bùguīzésìbiānxíng

不规则四边形

[不規則四邊形]

irregular quadrilateral
trapezium

Liánhéguó Huánjìng Guīhuàshǔ

联合国环境规划署

[聯合國環境規劃署]

United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)

dàguīmóshāshāngxìngwǔqì

大规模杀伤性武器

[大規模殺傷性武器]

weapon of mass destruction

méiyǒuguīju,bùchéngfāngyuán

没有规矩，不成方圆

[沒有規矩，不成方圓]

without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules

bùyǐguīju,bùnéngchéngfāngyuán

不以规矩，不能成方圆

[不以規矩，不能成方圓]

without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules

méiyǒuguīju,héyǐchéngfāngyuán

没有规矩，何以成方圆

[沒有規矩，何以成方圓]

without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules